WEBVTT LAWMAKERS IN THIS CONTINUINGSAGA.WHAT ARE YOU HEARING?BILL: GOVERNOR COOPER CALLS IT ACOMMON-SENSE COMPROMISE.SENATE LEADER PHIL BERGER CALLSIT A SO-CALLED COMPROMISE.THE GOVERNOR'S PLAN IS TO REPEALHB2, WITH TOUGHER PENALTIES ONCRIMES COMMITTED IN RESTROOMS.IT ALSO REQUIRES LOCALGOVERNMENTS TO GIVE THELEGISLATURE 30 DAYS NOTICEBEFORE VOTING ONNON-DISCRIMINATION ORDINANCES.GOVERNOR COOPER: I KNOW NORTHCAROLINIANS ARE TIRED OF HEARINGABOUT THIS.HOUSE BILL 2 HAS DIVIDED US ANDSTAINED OUR REPUTATION.IT IS TIME FOR REPUBLICANLEADERS TO STEP UP AND LEADTHEIR MEMBERS, AND FOR ME TOSTEP UP AND LEAD THE DEMOCRATICMEMBERS TO A COMMON-SENSESOLUTION THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM.>> AGAIN, I THINK UNTIL WE KNOWHIS POSITION ON WHETHER OR NOTMEN SHOULD SHARE RESTROOMS,LOCKER ROOMS, AND SHOWERS WITHWOMEN AND GIRLS -- I DON'T KNOWTHAT THERE IS ANYTHING -- AGAIN,I DON'T SEE THIS AS ACOMPROMISE.I DON'T SEE THIS AS ANYTHINGDIFFERENT THAN WHAT HE HAS BEENSAYING ALL ALONG, SO I DON'TKNOW HOW YOU CAN SAY THAT ISSOMETHING WE CAN BUILD ON.BILL: PASTOR RON BEATY IS URGINGHIS FOLLOWERS TO GET IN CONTACTWITH THEIR LAWMAKERS.HE SENT THROUGH HIS POLITICALARM, RETURN AMERICA, THIS EMAIL.IT SAYS IN PART, "LEGISLATION ISNOW BEING OFFERED TO SUPPOSEDLYCODDLE THE REPUBLICANLEGISLATORS IN RALEIGH THATSHOULD THERE BE A PREDATOR INTHE LADIES' FACILITIES WHOCOMMITS AN IMMORAL ACT, HE WILLRECEIVE ADDITIONAL PRISON TIME.THAT IS LIKE PUTTING ANAMBULANCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THECLIFF INSTEAD OF BUILDING AFENCE AT THE TOP TO PREVENTPEOPLE FROM FALLING TO THEIRDEMISE." SO FAR, IT LOOKS LIKE THEGOVERNOR'S COMPROMISE HAS NOTWON OVER REPUBLICAN LEADERS, THERELIGIOUS LIGHT -- RIGHT, OREVEN CRITICS OF HB2, NAMELY THEQUALITY NORTH CAROLINA.

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper proposed Tuesday what he called a compromise to repeal the state's so-called bathroom bill, saying a new measure is designed to allay fears over public bathroom safety.
A spokeswoman for a leader of the Republican-controlled legislature immediately suggested it didn't go far enough, citing privacy concerns in a signal that any agreement between the governor and legislators still wasn't near.
The law, known as House Bill 2, triggered backlash from businesses and LGBT advocates who say it's discriminatory because it requires transgender people to use restrooms in public buildings that correspond to the sex on their birth certificates. It also excludes sexual orientation and gender identity from local and statewide antidiscrimination protections. A federal trial to decide HB2 is scheduled to begin later this summer.
Cooper's proposal comes as New Orleans welcomes the NBA All-Star game this weekend. The city of Charlotte was supposed to host multimillion-dollar event, but the NBA moved the game after the law was passed. The NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference also moved several sporting events in the state and businesses such as PayPal decided not to expand in North Carolina.
Cooper said his compromise "will bring back the NCAA, it will bring back the ACC, the NBA and it will bring back jobs."
The proposal does away with House Bill 2 and increases penalties for crimes in public bathrooms, the governor said at a news conference with the top Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. It would also tell local governments seeking ordinances covering sexual orientation and gender identity to give legislators 30 days' notice before doing so. Bills detailing the proposal were to be filed later Tuesday.
The office of one Republican General Assembly leader scoffed at the plan.
It does "nothing to address the basic privacy concerns of women and young girls who do not feel comfortable using the bathroom, undressing and showering in the presence of men," said Amy Auth, a spokeswoman for Senate leader Phil Berger.
In December, an apparent deal between Cooper and the GOP-controlled legislature to repeal HB2 collapsed. Interest picked up in recent days after a statewide sports development association warned legislators in a letter that action must be taken very soon or the state would be disqualified from hosting NCAA events for the next five years.

RALEIGH, N.C. —

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper proposed Tuesday what he called a compromise to repeal the state's so-called bathroom bill, saying a new measure is designed to allay fears over public bathroom safety.

A spokeswoman for a leader of the Republican-controlled legislature immediately suggested it didn't go far enough, citing privacy concerns in a signal that any agreement between the governor and legislators still wasn't near.

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The law, known as House Bill 2, triggered backlash from businesses and LGBT advocates who say it's discriminatory because it requires transgender people to use restrooms in public buildings that correspond to the sex on their birth certificates. It also excludes sexual orientation and gender identity from local and statewide antidiscrimination protections. A federal trial to decide HB2 is scheduled to begin later this summer.

Cooper's proposal comes as New Orleans welcomes the NBA All-Star game this weekend. The city of Charlotte was supposed to host multimillion-dollar event, but the NBA moved the game after the law was passed. The NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference also moved several sporting events in the state and businesses such as PayPal decided not to expand in North Carolina.

Cooper said his compromise "will bring back the NCAA, it will bring back the ACC, the NBA and it will bring back jobs."

The proposal does away with House Bill 2 and increases penalties for crimes in public bathrooms, the governor said at a news conference with the top Democratic leaders in the House and Senate. It would also tell local governments seeking ordinances covering sexual orientation and gender identity to give legislators 30 days' notice before doing so. Bills detailing the proposal were to be filed later Tuesday.

The office of one Republican General Assembly leader scoffed at the plan.

It does "nothing to address the basic privacy concerns of women and young girls who do not feel comfortable using the bathroom, undressing and showering in the presence of men," said Amy Auth, a spokeswoman for Senate leader Phil Berger.

In December, an apparent deal between Cooper and the GOP-controlled legislature to repeal HB2 collapsed. Interest picked up in recent days after a statewide sports development association warned legislators in a letter that action must be taken very soon or the state would be disqualified from hosting NCAA events for the next five years.